LATE PAYMENT OF JUDGMENT BY THE STATE.
Tex. LABOR Code § 506.001.
in effect(a) In a workers' compensation case in which a claimant is awarded a judgment against the state or a political subdivision of the state under Chapter 501 , 502 , 503 , 504 , or 505 , the state or political subdivision shall comply with the judgment not later than the 30th day after the judgment is entered.
(b) If the state or a political subdivision of the state fails or refuses to comply with a judgment as provided under Subsection (a) and the claimant secures a mandamus order against the state or political subdivision to force compliance with the judgment, the claimant is also entitled to an award of:
(1) a penalty of 12 percent of the amount of compensation recovered in the judgment; and
(2) reasonable attorney's fees for prosecution of the mandamus action.
Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.